The Paris Agreement, adopted at COP 21 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015, aimed at keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

The recognition of actions by non-state actors is one of the key outcomes of COP 21. State actors and non-state actors (national governments, cities, regions and other sub national entities, international organizations, civil society, indigenous peoples, women, youth, academic institutions, as well as businesses) should work as individual entities or in partnerships to accelerate actions – both pre 2020 and afterwards.

As Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are important actors in addressing climate change and there are quite a number of climate leaders who are active in civil society organizations, The Climate Reality Project Indonesia organized a civil society dinner inviting climate leaders and their CSO networks.

The purpose of the meeting is to share information about the CSOs respective climate activities, exchange ideas on key issues that need to be prioritized, and explore possible joint activities in Indonesia.